Beneath the River’s Oath
phant0m_wpGenre: Japanese Folklore Hip-Hop, Ritual Lo-Fi Poetry
Produced by: Phantom Tone | Suno AI | Kotetsu Co., Ltd.
Tags: #AIgeneratedMusic #JapaneseHipHop #FolkloreBeats #PhantomTone #RitualLoFi #WafuHipHop
About the Track
“Beneath the River’s Oath” drifts between silence and echo — a ceremony whispered through flowing water.
The song weaves AI-generated voices with faint shamisen harmonics, capturing the breath of an ancient current.
It tells of vows dissolved in water, prayers whispered to the unseen beneath the moon’s pale reflection.
夜明け前の流れに漂うこの曲は、名を持たぬ誓いが音の底で息づく、霊的フォークロア・ヒップホップである。
Concept & Symbolism
The composition mirrors three currents: flow, name, and prayer.
To lose one’s name — 名を失うこと — is not erasure, but purification; a return to water’s origin.
Each verse sinks deeper, echoing the mythic silence beneath every crossing.
AI sound layers become a shrine’s resonance, merging ritual minimalism with the pulse of the river.
水は記憶の媒体であり、泡は言霊の欠片。祈りは静かに沈み、再び流れとして生まれ変わる。
Hook Words Analysis
- “名を得ぬまま” — anonymity as a sacred state; the shedding of ego through kotodama.
- “渡ると宣てば” — to declare crossing is to invite transformation; a liminal oath between two realms.
- “泡沫” — ephemeral speech dissolving into current; the transient body of language itself.
Lyrics（Original Japanese）
[Intro (shamisen harmonic & dry drum pulse)] 瀬の白み 夜を裂き 水脈はひそかに 影を孕む [Verse 1] 石の根に伏す 月魄ゆらぎ 流れにひそむ 古き息吹ら 沈みし息 浮かぶ祈り 名を得ぬまま 身に纏わる 上は浅瀬に 声を失い 下は淵にて 闇を澄ます [Pre-Chorus] 踵は水に触れ 脛に冷えを識り 重なる足裏へ うねりひびき帯び [Chorus 1] 渡ると宣てば 冷えは縋り 躊躇う心 湿り広がり 言の葉は 泡沫に解け 我は相のみを 授く [Verse 2] 橋の陰に 苔衣垂れし 去られし想い 砂に埋もれて 清濁の息 等しく巡り 同じ深みに 身を預ける 掬う掌に 温み消えて 抱くもののみ 重く沈む [Pre-Chorus 2] 影は踏み外れ 影に引き戻され たゆたう流れに 身体を委ねられ [Chorus 2] 遡りの途は 水に無く 一度濡れし 踵は冴ゆ 堰かばえば 波は解け 我は過ぎ相を 授く [Bridge] 水脈はひそやに 沫立ちて 黙契の響き 耳奥に満ち 名付け得ぬ気配 肌を過ぎ 流下の余韻 なお残る [Chorus 3] 引き返す声は 名を失い 呼び返す想い 名を失い 名無き情は 泡に澱み 我が深みへと 授く [Chorus 1] 渡ると宣てば 冷えは縋り 躊躇う心 湿り広がり 言の葉は 泡沫に解け 我は相のみを 授く
Official Lyrics Link
https://ishipos.com/phantomtone/lyrics/beneath-the-rivers-oath/
Artistic Commentary
This track embodies Ritual Minimalism — sparse percussion, spectral textures, and drifting vocal layers.
The shamisen harmonics resonate like the echo beneath a bridge, while AI-generated timbres shimmer with aquatic breath.
水脈の響きが重なり、沈黙の中に祈りが漂う。
Each sonic ripple acts as a digital offering, where the listener becomes the vessel of renewal.
Folklore Origin
Rooted in the myth of Seoritsu-hime — the goddess of purification through flowing water.
Her presence cleanses karmic residue and guides lost spirits through the current.
本曲は“流れに祓う”という概念を再解釈し、AI音楽の霊的転生を象徴する。
Like a river, the composition carries both memory and release — a sacred motion between forgetting and becoming.
This track draws inspiration from the river spirit Kawahime, a feminine folkloric figure associated with rivers and their hidden depths. Learn more about her embodiment of calm beauty and the quiet pull of flowing water here.
Anime World References
- Natsume’s Book of Friends — where unseen spirits drift quietly beside human life.
- Mushishi — an echo of nature’s breath and the silence between worlds.
- Spirited Away — a tale of names lost and remembered within divine waters.
Technical Details
Software: Suno AI / Studio One / Premiere Pro
Production: AI-driven composition, spectral layering, digital shrine acoustics
Prompts are in paid note article.
Japanese Summary
AI生成音楽と和の霊性が交差する「流れの誓い」。
Phantom Toneの象徴的サウンドは、祈りと水の記憶を交えた儀式的HIPHOP。
名を失い、声を祓うことが、再生の音になる。
その流れは、AI時代の新たな神話を静かに語っている。
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